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Entertainment, Las Vegas, No Boundaries

Entertainment — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:57:57 +0000

Las Vegas, No Boundaries! By Ralph Famiglietta, Jr.
I relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada from New York in 2000 and prior to my move to the South West I had traveled to Europe on several occasions during my tenure with a corporation based in Manhattan. My residency as a New Yorker never really sparked any lengthy conversations during my visits to London, Barcelona or Cologne however that was about to change.
The world was still in shock following the 9-11 attacks and my flight to Europe left the United States on 9-15, one of the very first flights out of the country.
First stop was brief stay in Amsterdam. Following a very long flight and some jet lag, I went outside of my hotel and took a seat at the outdoor café to take in the sights and enjoy a cup of coffee. There was a Cathedral across the plaza and it had mounds of flowers and signs to mark that tragic event and show support for America. During that crisp afternoon I’ll never forget the people of Amsterdam quietly strolling by my table while the church bells tolled ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ it was one of the most touching moments that I have ever experienced.
Next stop was Germany – if you want a great experience, attend Oktoberfest in Munich. In walking distance from my quaint hotel was a very large park where crowds of people followed the sounds of music, the smell of food and their quest for Germen beer!
Large buildings are erected every year by the major German breweries and thousands of people are seated at long wooden tables enjoying their beer and food as the music plays while everyone celebrates. Most of these large buildings can not accommodate all of the participants so there are public areas set up outside. Here too the people are seated at long wooden picnic style tables and I had to navigate through the crowds to find a seat. Some locals made feel right at home as they waved to me and made some room at their table. I squeezed in between two rather large gentlemen and looked for a waiter.
Initially I felt kind of lost with everyone speaking German until I ordered up a stein of beer and a mega pretzel from the very large waitress dressed in traditional Bavarian attire. Suddenly there was a break in the German because the lady seated opposite me picked up on my American accent. She politely shared her condolences about 9-11 and then to change the mood she asked where I was from. When I mentioned that I lived in Las Vegas she erupted in her thick German accent …“Las Vegas! Oh we loved it there – we lost our money….but who cares!”
For the next hour I became the Vegas Ambassador in residence at that table sharing as much as I knew about the best shows on the Las Vegas strip, how to play table games, buffets, video poker and the fountains in front of the Ballagio!
That’s the best part of living in Vegas; wherever you go everyone loves Sin City.
This got my wife and me thinking so we developed a line of Las Vegas Fun Stuff designs on our website www.JustUsPromos.com. That’s the least I could do for some of the very nice people I have met along the way who love Las Vegas as much as we do.

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Entertainment, Online DVD Rental Revolution

Entertainment — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:39:48 +0000

Today, the standard of online movie rental is Netflix. The company has over 6 million subscribers not bad for being established in 1997. Their closest competitor is Blockbuster and is report to have 3 million subscribers at the beginning of 2007.
The basic premise of online movie rental is pretty simple. First, a customer must join the service and then they create a list of titles they would like to see. Then the DVD’s on the list are mailed to the customer. The customer then watches them and sends them back in a prepaid envelope. The growth and popularity of online movie rental can be tied to several advantages over the tradition movie rental store. This model of business has revolutionized the movie rental industry for several reasons.
The first reason is the idea that you can join a club and not a DVD one at a time. The effect on this is you are charged no matter if you take advantage of the service or not. This is a way to provide a consistent revenue stream from online DVD rental. The opposite is true as well. Since many programs offer unlimited rentals for a flat monthly fee, the consumers who rent a lot of movies become losing propositions for the company. This is because the cost of the prepaid envelopes will exceed the fee paid by the customer, but for the majority of consumers it is profitable.
Second is the idea of no late fees. You can basically keep the movies as long as you would like. You will still be charged so the online DVD rental program doesn’t care. They actually will save money because they will not be paying for any postage. So the long you keep the more profitable it becomes.
Third reason is the selection. Consumers ten years ago had to go there local store to pick from the movies they had. If they want some obscure title they could be out of luck. The options you had for movies was limited to the amount of shelf space that your rental store had. Since the internet has the ability for limitless shelf space the choice of movie is seemingly endless. Netflix alone boasts over 100,000 titles and Blockbuster online lists 80,000. These libraries will continue to grow and consumers now have so much choices it is overwhelming.
Does this mean the end of your local DVD rental store? The market will decide and the local DVD rental stores are more than likely at risk compared to than the big chains. Now, large chains such as blockbuster have an online DVD rental program while continuing to maintain their over 6500 locals. Having this infrastructure allows Blockbuster to offer something that the other online DVD rental programs do not, in-store exchanges.
Even with the option of in-store exchanges, Blockbuster is not the market leader in online DVD rental and they really are playing catch up to Netflix. Their business model has revolutionized the DVD rental industry and the market will decide what business model consumers like.
If you are interested on reading more about online DVD rental, you can go to Kyle’s website where there is more information about Blockbuster DVD rental online.

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Entertainment, Best Quality Digital Camera:

Entertainment — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:52:46 +0000

Digital Cameras technology has come a long way. Casio, Canon, Samsung, Panasonic, Olympus and Sony make the top leading cameras. These manufactures make wonderful digital cameras to meet the basic needs of a beginner to the most professional. Digital cameras are distinguished by there many different features. The following is a break down of the most common features that can help you make the right decision for your perfect digital camera. • Megapixels increase the quality of the picture. • The LCD Monitor shows you the image you are taking as well as the pictures you have taken. • The Zoom lens is great for faming the shot and closing the distance between you and the image you are taking. • Optical zoom magnifies the center of the frame, which actually increase the pictures detail. • The camera flash range lets you know how far from the camera flash will provide exposure. • Red-eye reduces the shine of light toward the subject just before the main flash. • Pictures are recorded onto a flash memory card, to transfer to the computer or to a photo center. • With technology of today, most digital cameras are highly automatic, that manages the shutter speed, aperture or both to available light and autofocus.

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